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[Twelfth World: Locust Calamity]
The mission in this world was to find 100 energy cores and destroy three locust nests.
Yesterday, Zhang Yue had already found 62 energy cores and destroyed two nests, completing two-thirds of the mission in just one day.
So today's workload was relatively light—at least, for Zhang Yue.
For ordinary players entering the Twelfth World for the first time, it would take at least 10 days to half a month to clear it.
While Zhang Yue carried out his tasks in the Twelfth World, the news of his upcoming expedition to the Eastern Kingdom had spread throughout the nation.
All of Dragon Nation was in an uproar.
["I heard our national server's strongest rookie, Zero God, is planning to attack the Eastern Kingdom tonight! Is that true?"]
["It's true. I heard Zero say it with my own ears!"]
["I can confirm that. I was the staff in Zero's hands at the time!"]
["A friend of mine in the Empire Guild told me that Ice Emperor has teamed up with Moon Mark and Seraph to forge a spatial rift capable of sending players to the Eastern Kingdom. This rift is being made specifically for Zero God! It's expected to be ready tonight."]
["That's my Zero Bro for you! Finally doing what I've always wanted to but didn't dare to! I've had enough of those little devils from the Eastern Kingdom. Especially after they infiltrated Dragon Nation yesterday and killed our people. This grudge must be repaid!"]
["Zero God, please stream the whole thing! The entire nation wants to watch you slay those devils live!"]
———
Meanwhile, in the capital of the Eastern Kingdom, Seikyo City, inside Seikyo Tower...
Inoue Amano, Murazukai Ichiryu, Kawasaki Jun, and Ikawa Riyo, along with other top players of the Eastern Kingdom, were in a meeting discussing yesterday's events.
"What a pity. We only managed to kill four of their people last night, and we were so close to taking down the Ice Emperor too!"
The youngest among them, Kawasaki Jun, a long-haired man, said nonchalantly: "Well, this was just a small test of our skills. There's always next time."
"Our country is rich in energy-type materials. We can create spatial rifts whenever we want. Attacking Dragon Nation is something we can do anytime." Murazukai Ichiryu said smugly, twirling a pen in his hand. "This time, we lost because we weren't prepared. Next time, I'll personally take down that old man, Wolong!"
Ikawa Riyo, however, seemed worried. "But I heard that our collaborator in Dragon Nation, Xu Aiguo, has been executed by their authorities. Without an insider, the next time we use a spatial rift to invade, we won't be able to precisely target our location. We'll lose the advantage we had this time."
Inoue Amano, the revered leader of the Eastern Kingdom, dismissed her concerns. "As the saying goes, 'People die for money, and birds die for food.'"
"With enough gold, there will always be someone like Xu Aiguo. If one dies, there will be another."
Just as he finished speaking, Amano received a phone call.
After listening briefly, he simply replied: ["Understood."]
He hung up and announced something that stunned everyone in the room:
"Dragon Nation's necromancer, Zero, is crossing the border to our Eastern Kingdom tonight."
Everyone was taken aback.
"How is he coming here? Does Dragon Nation also have energy-type materials to create spatial rifts?"
"Wait… Amano-kun, who just called you?"
Amano replied indifferently: "As I said, for people like Xu Aiguo, if one dies, there will always be another."
The group refocused on the critical issue.
"Based on his performance in the last player tournament, Dragon Nation's Zero is as strong as a mythic-class player. In the rookie player category, he's unbeatable!"
"If Zero comes here, how do we deal with him?"
Amano picked up a long blade on the table, gently wiping its edge as a murderous gleam flashed in his eyes.
"A fool who overestimates himself. Does he really think he can retaliate against us?"
"Do you all think that with our Eastern Kingdom's 1.2 million rookie players, we can't kill a single Zero?"
"Moreover, we've already anticipated his plan to invade. We have a whole day to prepare."
"The death of my son will finally be avenged."
"Zero, if you dare to come, I swear you'll die!"
CLANG!
With a sharp sound, Amano, filled with rage and hatred, swung his blade, splitting the table in half with one strike.
———
As the sun set, night fell.
At 7 p.m., Zhang Yue received a message from Ouyang Ling'er:
"Guild Leader, Ice Emperor and the others have finished creating the rift. You can enter the Eastern Kingdom at any time!"
Zhang Yue replied, "Got it. Let me finish up here first."
He checked his world mission progress:
Energy Cores: 100/100
Locust Nests: 2/3
Only one more nest needed to be destroyed to complete the mission.
Right now, a half-destroyed locust nest lay before him.
Nearby, players from the Dragon Clan, Dragon Soar, Demon God, and Wealth Guilds were gathered about a kilometer away from the nest.
They had just discovered the nest but hadn't had time to act before realizing that Zhang Yue had already claimed it.
Under the watchful eyes of the four major guilds, Zhang Yue, with his Armageddon Black Dragon, obliterated the entire locust nest in just half a minute.
Dragon Soar's leader: "Holy crap… Is this guy even human?"
Demon God's leader: "Lol, don't use your ignorance to measure someone else's strength. Do you know who Zero is? The strongest rookie in the national server! You're not even on the same level."
Dragon Soar's leader: "As if you are, huh?"
Wealth's leader: "Enough bickering. Tortoise, don't call the turtle slow!"
"With this guy going to the Eastern Kingdom, it's basically the end for them!"
On Zhang Yue's side, it had taken him all day to find this nest and only a minute to destroy it.
Afterward, he initiated the world boss challenge.
From a distance, the guild players watched him start the fight and began speculating.
"How long will it take Zero to kill the Twelfth World boss?"
"Probably a minute. It's only an 11-star boss, after all."
"With his strength, I'd guess—"
Before Wealth's leader could finish, a system notification interrupted him:
[World Announcement] (Twelfth World):
[Ding~ Congratulations to player [Zero] for defeating the world boss [Doom Locust] and clearing the Twelfth World: Locust Calamity]
In that instant, all the guild players present had identical expressions:
"Σ(ŎдŎ|||)ﾉﾉ"
After defeating the boss, Zhang Yue didn't immediately move on to the Thirteenth World.
As he returned to the safe zone, he was greeted by none other than Ice Emperor, Moon Mark, and Seraph, who had personally come to visit him.
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